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Fired for 'coasting along': Something unacceptable on the Junior Apprentice AND at Reckitt Benckiser

I've been following the fortunes of the Junior Apprentices on the new BBC show featuring Lord Alan Sugar and his search for the brightest business minds in the UK.

Last week’s show saw the end of Hannah Cherry, a 17 year old who scored 100% in her business AS level.
So why was she fired? And would she have what it takes to work in RB?

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Hannah claims to be an inventor, with a fantastic invention which she is keeping top secret.
She used her expertise to lead the task in week 2, a product design task. Unfortunately she lacked all creative steam and was very much dragged along by her team, something that wouldn’t be accepted within Reckitt Benckiser.
Here at RB, we have a driving atmosphere that keeps work moving forward, but no one member of the team can just be dragged along. Hannah managed to survive week 2 thanks to her team’s creativity.
Come week 4, and Hannah is part of a three-man team trying to sell art. Throughout the whole task Hannah took on the role [...]

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Sam – New Technology Group

Placement Student

Name: Sam Townshend
Nationality: British
Where I work for RB: Hull, UK

Education: I am currently Studying for a BA in Industrial Design and Technology at Loughborough University. It is a 3 year course with an extra year in industry between year 2 and 3. I was looking for experience in a large company that successfully designs products that sell to millions all over the world, and what better company than Reckitt Benckiser. I have been in the New Technology Group for 10 months now working on 6 of RB’s Power brands. My time has been mainly focused on Dettol, Vanish and Finish and I have had many great opportunities to work at different stages of the concept design process. I will finish my placement here in July 2010 and return to university for my final year.

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